| Jordan King | ||
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| File:Jordan King.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  British
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| D.O.B. | 26 February 1994 | |
| Début |  2024 Berlin E-Prix I
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| Final Race | 2024 Berlin E-Prix II
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| Titles | 26th (2023/24) | |
| Teams |  Mahindra Racing
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| Formula E Career | ||
| Total Entries | 2 (2 Starts) | |
| Wins | Points | FanBoosts |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Podiums | 0 | |
Jordan King (born 26 February 2024 in Warwick, Warwickshire, UK) is a British racing driver who serves primarily as a development and reserve driver for Mahindra Racing in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, a role he has held since 2020/21.[1] King would also be a two-time E-Prix starter for Mahindra, having made his debut at the 2024 Berlin E-Prix I for the Indian team during the 2023/24 season in place of Nyck de Vries.[2]
Background[]
King spent the majority of his younger life in karting, before making his debut in a race car in 2010, joining the Formula Renault UK Winter series ahead of a full campaign in 2011.[3] King would also compete in the short-lived FIA Formula Two Championship during that season, alongside his Formula Renault commitments, as well as the MRF Formula 1600 India series.[3] King won the MRF Championship at the end of 2011, and became a semi-regular point scorer in the other series.[3]
Rung Out: 2012 - 2014[]
King moved onto the NEC version of Formula Renault in 2012, while also taking part in the Eurocup sister series.[3] Second in the NEC earned King a seat in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for 2013, as well as a full campaign in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[3] King duly claimed the crown in British F3, while also securing sixth in the European series.[3] 2014 saw King dedicate all of his attention to F3 Europe, claiming seventh at the end of the season and a test in a Formula One car, while also earning a seat in the GP2 Series for the following campaign.[3]
Second Tier and American Dreams: 2015 - 2019[]
King's maiden GP2 series campaign saw the Brit claim twelfth in the Championship, having also signed with the Manor Marussia F1 Team as a development driver for the season.[3] A second GP2 campaign saw King claim his maiden win and seventh in the series, with a third campaign following in 2017 as the series transitioned to becoming the FIA Formula 2 Championship, where King would fall back to eleventh.[3] 2018 saw King move away from the European scene and move to America, completing a part-season campaign in the IndyCar Series, making eleven starts, while also moving into endurance racing with a seat in the LMP2 class in the World Endurance Championship.[3]
2019 saw King return to Europe and the FIA Formula 2 Championship, where the Brit would improve to ninth after his season away, while also making his Indy 500 debut which meant he would miss part of the F2 season.[3] King would also move up to compete in the LMP1 class in WEC with Ginetta during the 2019-20 Super Season, before focusing on becoming a development/simulator driver from 2021 onward having been unable to secure a race seat in a notable series.[3]
Formula E History[]
King first sampled an FIA Formula E Championship during the 2016/17 Formula E Season when the Brit tested for Mahindra Racing in an off-season test, before having to wait until the end of the 2018/19 season for a second test with Dragon Racing.[4] After missing out on a race seat, King's next FE chance would come in 2020/21 when Mahindra signed the British pilot up to become a development and reserve driver for the season, a role that King would perform over the next four seasons.[1]
Development Due: 2023/24[]
King would serve as Mahindra's primary development driver throughout the Spark SRT05e era of FE, and would continue that role into the Generation 3 period, while also attending most E-Prix as a reserve driver and completing rookie tests for the Indian squad.[5] Then, in 2023/24, King would finally get his chance to race an FE car, when Nyck de Vries was made unavailable for Mahindra for the 2024 Berlin E-Prix weekend due to his World Endurance Championship committments.[2] King duly moved up to replace the Dutchman in the #21 Mahindra M10Electro for the weeknd, partnering Edoardo Mortara for the two races in Berlin.[2]
King's debut saw him run in the midfield throughout, ultimately finishing the 2024 Berlin E-Prix I in twelfth position as the best of the debutantes and third of the stand-ins for the race.[6] The second Race was fairly disappointing, however, with King unable to threaten the points once the Peleton-esque race fell apart, finishing a lowly eighteenth as the worst placed of the Mahindra powered drivers.[7] After the Berlin round and the return of de Vries, King would return to his test/development duties for Mahindra, a role he would retain for 2024/25.[8]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Jordan King's career in Formula E in statistical form.
Formula E Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Jordan King during their FE career:
| Jordan King's Overall Formula E Record | |||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. |
| 2016/17 | Mahindra Racing[9]
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0 | Mahindra M3Electro | Test Driver | |
| 2018/19 |  GEOX DRAGON[4]
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0 | Penske EV-3 | Test Driver | |
| 2020/21 | Mahindra Racing[1]
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0 | Mahindra M7Electro | Development/Reserve Driver | |
| 2021/22 | Mahindra Racing
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0 | Mahindra M8Electro | Development/Reserve Driver | |
| 2022/23 | Mahindra Racing
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0 | Mahindra M9Electro | Development/Reserve Driver | |
| 2023/24 | Mahindra Racing[5][2]
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21 | Mahindra M10Electro | 26th | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Mahindra Racing[8]
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0 | Mahindra M9Electro | Development/Reserve Driver | |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Jordan King's full Formula E record.
| FIA Formula E Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
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| 12th | 18th | |||||||||||||||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Finish | 16th | Non-Points Finish | |
| NC | Not Classified | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| INJ | Driver Injured | Italics | Fastest Lap | |
| Bold | Pole Position | G | Group Fastest Lap | |
See Also[]
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See related content on the Formula 2 Wiki |
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rachit Thukral, 'King joins Mahindra as simulator and development driver', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 02/02/2021), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/king-mahindra-simulator-development-driver/5278421/, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 'King, Eriksson/Aron named for Berlin Formula E weekend', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 11/04/2024), https://formularapida.net/en/king-eriksson-aron-named-for-berlin-formulae-weekend/, (Accessed 25/08/2024)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 'Jordan King', driverdb.com, (DriverDB AB, 2019), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jordan-king/, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alex Kalinauckas; Jack Benyon, 'King says Formula E an "option" after Dragon test', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 15/08/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/jordan-king-dragon-test/4513879/, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Valencia Official Testing', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 22/10/2023), https://fe-results.s3.amazonaws.com/09_2023-24/00_R00%20Valencia/Event%20Information/S10_VLC_Entry%20List_v2.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 22/10/2023)
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBer24R2 - ↑ 8.0 8.1 'Mahindra Racing delivers positive update on GEN3 Evo testing', mahindraracing.com, (Mahindra Racing, 21/09/2024), https://www.mahindraracing.com/news/mahindra-racing-delivers-positive-update-on-gen3-evo-testing, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 'Jordan King', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 2024), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/drivers/a5448f8d-b112-439d-b68e-c1349be4b945/jordan-king/biography, (Accessed 21/09/2024)